
Home to several of Dallas’ most important hospitals and research institutions, including UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, and Children’s Medical Center Dallas, recent years have brought new housing to the neighborhood that largely serves the professionals who work in the district.
Modern, newly built apartments are draws for young doctors, nurses, and medical students who work in the neighborhood.
Children’s Medical Center Dallas underwent a major renovation in 2011 that included the addition of a 10-story tower.
In 2015, the new Parkland Memorial Hospital replaced a facility that opened in 1954.
The neighborhood is also home to world-class research and educational institutions.
Access to the area’s medical facilities is easy via the Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station DART bus and rail station.
The 2016 population of Medical District is estimated to be 3,843. That’s a change of +24.7% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +12.5%.
The number of households is 1,760, a change of +29.4% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +16.5%.
The average household size is 1.76.
The median household income is $44,085 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 38.1% aren’t in the labor force. 14.1% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 15.6% are blue-collar workers, 71.6% are white-collar workers, and 12.8% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 23.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 1.3.
0.6% of Medical District homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $137,977
7.3% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 12.7 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 5.3 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 2005.
Medical District includes portions of these police beats: 513, 514, 541
Throughout those beats during 2014, there were:
Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 35 |
Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 10 |
Business Burglaries | 61 |
Home Burglaries | 53 |
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 309 |
Auto Thefts | 125 |
Business Robberies | 7 |
Robberies of Individuals | 38 |
Shoplifting Incidents | 13 |
Other Thefts | 155 |
Murders | 0 |
Rapes | 19 |
Dallas ISD Esperanza Medrano Elementary | 72 |
Dallas ISD North Dallas High School | 57 |
Dallas ISD Onesimo Hernandez Elementary | 47 |
Dallas ISD Thomas J. Rusk Middle School | 47 |